SUNDAY INDEPENDENT QUIZWORD No450
We are offering a €50 book token to three Sunday Independent readers with this quizword, compiled by John Murphy
ACROSS:
1. & 4. Who interviewed Prince Andrew on the BBC
in November? (5,7)
7. Large, flat sea fish. (5)
8. Who sings Do You Want Your Old Lobby Washed
Down? (5)
9. Whose move from Barcelona to Real Madrid in
2000 broke the world transfer record? (4)
10. Which major venue is part of DCU? (5)
13. What is the capital of Canada? (6)
16. Who had a hit with Jumbo Breakfast Roll? (6) 19. BBC presenter who was shot dead outside her
home in 1999. (5)
22. Which song did Red Hurley represent Ireland
with at the Eurovision? (4)
23. Successful GAA club from Dalkey, Co Dublin. (5) 24. Who created Star Wars? (5)
25. Who holds the appearance record for the
England football team? (7)
26. Who wrote Come Out, Ye Black and Tans? (5)
DOWN:
2. The Irish Army Equitation School has its HQ at
which Dublin barracks? (5)
3. In which country was rower Sanita Puspure
born? (6)
4. Golf rankings are often referred to as the Order
of _____. (5)
5. “__ _____ I know not why I am so sad”, opening
line in The Merchant of Venice. (2,5)
6. On which island is the Book of Kells believed to
have been written? (4)
10. What was pictured on the Irish 20p coin? (5)
11. & 12. What is the most populous city in the
southern hemisphere? (3,5) 14. Who played Monica in Friends? (3)
15. Which actor is returning to the role of Star Trek
captain Jean-Luc Picard? (7)
17. Which river flows through four European
capitals? (6)
18. Whose catchphrase is “By the power of
Grayskull”? (2,3)
20. What is the (modern) name of the capital of
Bangladesh? (5)
21. Which of Saoirse Ronan’s Little Women co-stars
has also been nominated for an Oscar? (4)